7.8

CVE-2014-2855: samba rsync Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2015-0065UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2855USN-2171-1
Published 23-04-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2855 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in samba rsync. EPSS estimates a 4.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.20%
0%100%
Low · +0.08 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10548-1

Timeline

  1. 23-04-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.08 pp

From 4.12% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.20%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • rsync< 3.1.0-3
Mageia1 product
  • rsync< 3.1.0-4.3.mga4
Samba1 product
  • rsync≤ 3.1.0 | 2.6.9 | 2.7.0 | 2.7.1 | 2.7.2 | 2.7.3 | 2.7.4 | 2.7.5 | 2.7.6 | 2.7.7 | 2.7.8 | 2.7.9 | 2.8.0 | 2.8.1 | 2.8.2 | 2.8.3 | 2.8.4 | 2.8.5 | 2.8.6 | 2.8.7 | 2.8.8 | 2.8.9 | 2.9.0 | 2.9.1 | 2.9.2 | 2.9.3 | 2.9.4 | 2.9.5 | 2.9.6 | 2.9.7 | 2.9.8 | 2.9.9 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.6 | 3.0.7 | 3.0.8 | 3.0.9
Ubuntu1 product
  • rsync< 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1

4 vendors · 4 products

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